Chennai based, world raised art director. Here to make space for identities that refuse to choose.
A writer by heart, designer by trade. My work blends local contexts and global design practices to build brands, solutions, publications, curricula, and experiences, that are grounded in research, experimentation & speculation. I bring over 7 years of experience partnering with entrepreneurs, companies, and students in building ideas from the ground up.
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SERVICES
CREATIVE DIRECTIONBRAND STRATEGYVISUAL IDENTITY EDITORIAL DESIGNPACKAGINGPOSTER DESIGNTYPOGRAPHYPUBLICATIONSTORYBOARDINGSOCIAL MEDIA
WORK
Studio R+R
Sucih Fragrances
Myntra
Samsung Watch
Burnt Toast
Madras Art Weekend
PartTimeSaints
Onsomblr
Visual Grammar
Pencil&Monk
Ramraj
Nandini Sarda
Whello
Ludic
Tribear
Nandini Sarda
Whello
Ludic
Tribear
Harkaran Boparai
Evolv Clothing
Evolv Clothing
The Prolog
ADF Soul
SVI Bags
CavinKare
Pegasus Learning Centre
The North-Eastern
Pitch Fitness
Pebbl Dating
KanCan
Rowdy Pictures
Quantrium.ai
--------------------------------------------------- Having spent around 8 years in academia, I train students to adopt more holistic and sustainable design processes, having worked as a visiting faculty, teaching assistant, and curriculum developer.
Boston University
2023
MA English Studies (5 yr.)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
2018
2. ART AND DESIGN ARE PRIVILEGES.
3. ALL DESIGN ISSUES ARE PEOPLE ISSUES FIRST.
4. THE ART AND THE ARTIST CANNOT BE SEPARATED.
5. ARCHIVING IS VITAL, BUT IMAGINATIONS MUST BE SET IN THE FUTURE.
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I am the co-founder and director of Nagaram Methods, a pluralistic design practice aimed at making design thinking and research more accessible and speculative in the local community through student collaborations, design workshops, focus groups, and more.